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#biogeochemical — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #biogeochemical, aggregated by home.social.

  1. Conceptualizing River Floodplains
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    doi.org/10.1029/2024EF005681 <-- shared paper/commentary
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    "PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: River floodplains are integrative ecosystems in which diverse processes operate together to maintain river health. Floodplains are as critical to river health as the channel itself, yet floodplains lack the legal protections afforded to river channels in many countries.
    KEY POINTS
    • A river floodplain is an integrative physical, chemical, biological system and a key component of a river corridor
    • Contemporary societal perceptions and regulatory frameworks do not reflect this scientific consensus...”
    #water #hydrology #river #floodplain #surfacewater #geology #sedimentology #geomorphology #ecology #biogeochemical #policy #planning #interdisciplinary #model #modeling #management #monitoring #ecosystem #riverhealth #legal #regulations #humanimpacts #overview

  2. A previously unknown group of #bacteria, called #UBA868, as key players in the #energy cycle of the deep #ocean. They are significantly involved in the #biogeochemical cycle in the #marine layer between 200 and 1000 meters.
    #Microbiology #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2023/04/mcb04252302